written by Alistair Turner
In a report published in Scientific Reports, a medical periodical, called ‘Global prevalence of mental health issues among the general population during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis’, brought to life the tidal wave of mental health concerns, tied in with the global pandemic.
The report, which aims to ‘provide a (study) of the contemporary global prevalence of mental health issues among the general population amid the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic’, took into consideration data points from 32 different countries.
The report broke down this global prevalence as; 28 per cent for depression; 26.9 per cent for anxiety; 24.1 per cent for post-traumatic stress symptoms; 36.5 per cent for stress; 50.0 per cent for psychological distress; and 27.6 per cent for sleep problems.